November 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi.November 18 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will speak in Bengali onSri Sri Mayer Katha.November 19 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Narendrananda will speak in Bengali on Bhagawat Prasanga.November 19 at Nandan I; 6 pm: British Council and Nandan host the second annual British Council Lecture by Sir Michael Atiyah, Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh on Geometry and Physics — From Plato to Hawking.November 19 at 10 Ballygunge Circular Road; 6 pm: Professor (Dr) Tapas Basu will deliver a lecture on Vedantic Socialism in a seminar organised by Vivekananda Institute of Social Science.

Till December 3 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 10 am - 9 pm: An exhibtion of children’s books. November 19 at Sasha, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street; 11.30 am: Sasha celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exhibition-cum-sale of a complete new range developed by producer groups. Also, a lecture by Shuvaprasanna on Crafts and aesthetics.

Till November 18 at the Poolside Cafe, MBD Airport Hotel: An array of global cullinary fare, Nuevo International Fare. Till November 30 at Grain of Salt; 7 pm: The Grain of Salt Dinner Buffet comprising exotic and authetic world cuisine.